[PW] Re: "Getting to Know You" types of activities

[Bye, Dan J]

They're called "icebreakers", and there are several books full of them.

Search amazon for that keyword, for example, and quite a few come up.   Or google and there's no shortage.

Dan 

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> Behalf Of Williams Janet
> Sent: 01 December 2006 17:05
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> Subject: [PW] "Getting to Know You" types of activities
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> Over the years, I have participated in a wide variety of 
> "getting to know you" and ethical dilemma-type exercises that 
> encourage groups to communicate with each other.  But they 
> were less "get to know you" kinds of things and more 
> "communication" type exercises.  Generally they were handed 
> out on sheets of paper copied from a book.  One exercise I 
> remember went something like this:  The BigCity Airport is 
> soon to be blocked in by massive snowstorm and only one more 
> plane will be allowed to leave tonight.  There are fifteen 
> people all stating they desperately need to make the flight 
> and there are only six seats available.
> Evaluate each person's situation and determine as a group 
> which six people you think should make the flight and why." A 
> short profile of fifteen people would then be given, such as 
> two newlyweds headed for their honeymoon, a priest who is 
> presiding over the funeral of an important person the next 
> day, a dying young woman who needs to get to the only 
> hospital that can treat her but even if she makes the flight, 
> she might not live through it.
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> Obviously I could make several of these up out of my head, 
> but I would really like to find a book or website that offers 
> more variety and selection than my feeble brain can produce.  
> Any suggestions on a good book or good website is 
> appreciated.  I haven't been able to come up any good 
> searching terms at all for finding this kind of thing.  It's 
> been one of those days.  All assistance is appreciated.  Janet
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